Silvestre? In his dreams! Arshavin talks…

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So yesterdays rumour is we’re buying Silvestre as cover for Clichy, so who will we buy as cover for Silvestre? That bloke is more injury prone the Robin Van Persie and Tomas Rosicky combined, it’s the worst rumour I’ve heard all year, dead in the water that one.

 

The Inler rumour persists, but the story that we could have signed Arshavin had we met his salary demands is interesting, I wonder what they were? His agent said this,

 

“(Arsene) Wenger is indeed a cunning fox who always says one thing and does the other. He wanted Andrei, but Arsenal are the only top English club who do not pay large salaries.”

 

Maybe Wenger thought he already had that cunning fox in Ade (I love the club / Pay me like Henry / I love Milan / I love Barca)?

 

There was a lot of debate about Theo yesterday and whether he’ll make it, let’s not forget he’s still 2 years younger than Cesc and two years younger than Thierry when he joined us, he’s being played out of position as well, I think if Wenger just said, you’re on the right wing for two years, we’ll see a better Theo, I think half the time the poor sod is just confused.

 

I have no doubt he’ll make it though, it’s strange that you never hear Wenger saying stuff like ‘Eboue needs to step up this season’ I wonder why that is?

 

Another quiet day in prospect, this should be when Wenger is out there signing players, not patsying up to the new England manager.

 

I won’t even bother watching England, I have zero interest in those spoilt brats any more, and watching a Capello team is like watching Chelsea under Moanrinho, but if Arsenal were playing Bordem Wood again…

 

Finally a word for Tomas, Tomas I think a man with your playing record ought to keep very quiet about anything Arsenal, albeit you were miss quoted, you of all people ought to keep your head down, train hard and make a contribution to the team, you have been taking vast sums of money for doing nothing for 3 years.

 

Maybe today Grovers!

691 Responses to “Silvestre? In his dreams! Arshavin talks…”

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  1. ethangunner

    im 38 and i still listen to current stuff !!!.. any alternative music im into
    indy – picky about my rap :) – rock .. grunge ..

    kasibian
    killers
    placebo
    the darkness
    deftones
    disturbed !
    staind
    radiohead ..

    man i could list them all night :)

  2. treze13

    lol Pedro ICP aren’t really that hardcore are they i wouldn’t class myself as hardcore i just can get into any kind of music (except grime, that’s just painful)

  3. treze13

    Pedro – watch killing them softly – dave chappelle HILARIOUS my favourite stand up ever

    ethan – deftones are the only ones on that list i listen to, but you pretty much just summed up my mates ipod, sadly he’s a QPR fan

  4. ethangunner

    pedro …

    DICE !!!

    andrew dice clay ! similar to eddie Murphy’s raw !
    he was ford fairlane ! in the movie ..

    he did 2 or 3 live stand up cd’s in the late 90′s ..

  6. Pedro

    Check out Bloc Partys first album (Classic), Foals (If you like Radiohead… you’ll love them) and maybe Cage the Elephant (Pretty cool for an American band)

  12. Matt

    Kings of Leon boys – now there is the best rock band in the world at the moment….

    Ethan – its getting a habit now – Pearl Jam were prety cool back in the day…

    oh – and Queens of the Stone Age… ;-)

    If its Hip Hop – its gotta be old school – Tribe called Quest and the like, or the Beastie’s….

  13. ethangunner

    theres a band called mellowdrone !!!

    if you have never heard of them ! get there album ..BOX

    sheer genius .. (aimed at pedro)

  15. ethangunner

    yeah if your talking american it has to be BECK !
    he has done some of the best songs ever !

    he can do a crap song thou !

    matt with you on the beastie boys ! 1986 ! licensed too ill !!!
    no sleep til Brooklyn !

  17. ethangunner

    treze

    i hear ya ! linkin park .. saw them in bangkok !
    also saw coldplay .. he is so crap live .. !

    evermore isnt bad either .. but thats more mellow !
    the mellowest ill get is david gray .. he can put you too sleep
    but sail away isnt a bad tune to drive on some of the empty beach side roads here .. my oh my – white ladder .. all good seduction music :)

  19. ethangunner

    couldnt find ‘cage the elephant’ .. on any torrent pedro ..

    and i can tell ya the chances of finding it in a thai record store !
    FA and none :)

  21. treze13

    oh ok, still your lucky to have gone only chance i had to go to one was in bloody milton keynes but they dragged Jay Z along so i didn’t bother

  36. kelsey

    oh yes i have now,Pedro.

    Horrific plane crash here in Madrid not nice,puts everything into perspective doesn’t it?

  39. hounddog

    The possible signing of Silvestre may not be so bad. He has the experience and could fill in at fullback or center back as required. He would be a quality squad addition as long as he stays fit. Of course we still need that anchor man for defensive mid to be signed.

  40. kelsey

    treze13 about 2 hours ago 166 people on board going to the canaries.Tried to take off,couldn’t then tried again and broke in half as it was getting airborne.144 confirmed dead.Spain/Denmark game may be off

  41. patthegooner

    I saw that Kelsey

    not nice, last I looked they said 25 dead, now it is 140odd

    Apparently 1st attempt to take off was aborted and it had a technical check prior to the 2nd attempt that ended in the crash….awful news.

  44. Catford

    Still on hols in Cornwall…..the sun has come out.!!
    A word of advice to those with the fuller figure…..never wear a wetsuit!! |Tried it this afternoon and, according to her indoors, looked like an overstuffed sausage! Harsh but probably fair!!!
    Back to matters Arsenal…Arsene said he could spend £30m if he wanted. Why on earth are we bothering with Silvestre? If we could do with a new defender, as we all know we could, why are we not splashing the cash on someone really decent?

  46. finestcuts

    Good evening all, nice to know RVP got on the score board, we need him playing regularly, he is invaluable to the team on top form….I’m off to watch England….

  51. hounddog

    It’s true, Silvestre is officially ours. I believe he will make a good squad player and provide some decent coverage.

  52. hounddog

    Well that’s the defensive player bought and paid for now we need the midfielder. Inlar or Alonso or perhaps another Wenger surprise?

  53. finestcuts

    He will, he’s better than Traore at the moment, perfect, that’s a great piece of business.
    He’ll be great on the bench, if Clichy or any of our central defenders are injured we have someone to cover, this adds versatility to the team. And if we need a fresh pair of legs in defence, he’s got the experience of big games and playing under high pressure.

  54. Stu

    great. now we have a united reject. Maybe we should buy vorinin next. This better now be our final purchace. We still need a midfielder not an injury prone lump. This sucks ass.

    I bet wenger will say Silvertre is our experienced buy and no CDM.

  56. gnarleygeorge9

    Morning all

    The early gnarley catches the worm. Got an early start this morning, & turned on Setanta & I thought I was watching England re runs from years ago. Beckham, poor king Cole, rain @ Wembley long balls into the box. Then I realised its live.

    Now come on fellas, now do you thank God you’re all Arsenal supporters, @ least there is hope @ the Emirates.

    So its true then, Silvestre is signed ;)

    Anyway off out to work, see you in the nightshift

  60. Mark C

    Does anyone think Silveste will be cover for DM?

    Will he be our Grimaldi?

    Where does Song, Senderos and Djourou now fit.

  61. finestcuts

    On Arsenal.com Song is being referred to as a CB….but I hope Wenger plays him in midfield on Saturday. Silvestre should be cover for Clichy and central defence and could be used if someone needs to be rested ahead of a big Champions League game…it’s nice to have that option available. He’ll definitely feature on the bench, cover for 3 positions.

  62. BOY BETTER KNOW

    ohhhhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyy goddddddddddddd we signed a manc arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhlolololol what the fuck is going on arsene…………

  63. Pierre

    We’re not signing anybody else, Wenger clearly thinks this is the experience we need

    “Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said: “We have a strong squad but a young squad and Mikael’s versatility, experience and calibre will provide the extra depth we need to reinforce our challenge for honours this season. His defensive adaptability will serve us well and it’s a big plus that Mikael has top level experience and a great understanding of football in the Premier League.”

    The extra depth we need!!!!! Fucking Rubbish, where’s the experienced midfielder you promised us, locked in a room with the 2 – 3 signings you made in may, fucking joke!!!

    Wenger hasn’t signed massive head to cover for clichy, he’s planning to pair him with gallas, wtf is he playing at?

  65. HelsinkiGooner

    FFS – is AW takin the piss?? I don’t mind as long as he isn’t our “one experienced signing”…

  67. HelsinkiGooner

    anyone else notice that a 31 yr old got a 2 year deal?? WTF is with that – why not Vieira/Pires/Bergkamp, but ok for this Mancunt?

  68. kingsley

    he will not be our ‘one signing’. if wenger had this planned he would not have left it so late that the player had a medical at man city yesterday. there is one more to come…

  69. El Tel

    Fucking joke we are now left to signing Mancscum leftovers. Is this what it is coming to. Fucking joke fucking big joke. I hated that ugly bastard and now I have to see him in our beloved shirt. I am pissed off big time Wayne fucking Rooney would have annoyed me but this is ridiculous. Yes he will probably do a job but why a fucking cunting Mancscummmer.

    Going to work now and people could get sacked because of this. I am not in the mood to be nice tonight.

  71. patthegooner

    I wonder how much he is being paid?

    Happy for him coming as a squad player, but I think the anger amongst people is because we all have that gut feeling that this is it transfer wise

    I pray it is not

  73. Pierre

    anybody else had a browse on Arse.com lately? look at this on Eboue’e profile

    “Emmanuel’s primary aim these days is to add balance to the Arsenal attack. He regularly finds the byline and is arguably the best crosser in Arsène Wenger’s squad.”

    Best crosser??? biggest tosser more like!

    calamity james has just et another in, England are not very good are thay?

  74. HelsinkiGooner

    finest – ya, you’re right, and I don’t mind TOO much as long as he stays a bench player…but as long as he isn’t ‘The One’ signing and is the ‘maybe two’

  75. patthegooner

    Kingsley

    But with Silvestre coming available it may have changed Wengers mind. He may have suddenly thought, aghh I dont need to spend 14m on a Central Midfielder as I can bring him in as CB cover and push Toure or Song into CM

  76. El Tel

    Helsinki you are right mate we let world class players leave in the past and then take this Mancscummer cunt and give it 2 years. Our Manager is losing the plot here. He let that cunt Beckham train with us last year and now we recruit one of them to spy on us.

    We may as well train at their place and invite them in. I am so fucking gutted. What a ugly cunt as well.

  80. El Tel

    He will be a spy. This cunt had 9 years with them and states he is fond of them. All his scummer mates will get breaking news on everything we do and so too will that bent cunt Red nosed prick.

  81. HelsinkiGooner

    pat – i kinda hope your wrong, just b/c i’m tired of trying new young players in different positions and letting them take 2 years to excel…call me selfish, but i want a proven experienced CM/DM…not toure/song/eboue. any of them is fine in a pinch, but it’ll be much tougher to win the Prem/CL with an untried player in that position…

  85. top_gooner_stow

    Lol I just heard that and he said it was an undisclosed fee which makes it sound even more plausible! First Ramsey now weve taken Silvestre under the nose of old red nose! LMAO

  87. finestcuts

    These England commentators don’t usually know too much about Arsenal…..I want Djourou there, he’s earnt his place for Fulham.

  89. choy

    some one on Arsenal Mania claims that Inler has had a medical last night..

    Take it with a pinch of salt people!!

  90. top_gooner_stow

    How much would we have offered this guy as well? Didn’t he knock utd back on a couple of wage increases?

  93. hounddog

    Pierre. You are over reacting. No where has Wenger said this will be our signing. He is talking about Silvestre being an experienced player, which he is. Don’t read things into something that is not there. Never say never with Wenger. The window does not close until 31 August. Be patient my friend.

  94. hounddog

    Pierre, I missed out the word “last” of course I meant to say, no where has Wenger said this will be our last signing.

  95. Adom

    Good signing i feel, with Toure at a ripish age for CB and Djourou coming through he could be a very stable option. I mean for the money we’re likey to have spent on him it has to be a win win.

  96. finestcuts

    Just about everyone in the Arsenal world thinks it’s a good signing, there will always be a few that won’t like it…..Silvestre will benefit us….and we got a good deal.

  97. patthegooner

    Nowhere has said it isnt either hounddog

    My gut feeling on this is that Silvestre has come into add cover so that Song or Toure can become CM players.

    I dont think that was the original plan, but once Wenger knew he was available he saw another great (In his opinion) reason to shop at PoundStretcher.

  98. patthegooner

    Silvestre will befit us but I fear that it will be at the expense of bringing in a ready made CM player. Really hope I am wrong

  101. top_gooner_stow

    A lot of guys on Sky Sports can’t understand why Ferguson would sell Silvestre to us but wouldn’t sell Henze to Liverpoo because their rivals! They are coming to the conclusion that Ferguson doesn’t see us as a rival any more!
    Dick heads!

  102. hounddog

    patthegooner: True, but as I said, until the window is closed we can’t jump to conclusions. IMO the Silvestre transfer makes sense as it gives cover to several positions and provides us with various other options. I think you will find we will sign Inlar before the window closes.

  106. BOY BETTER KNOW

    yet again ferguson has mugged wenger right off…this is a truly poor judgement by wenger he is rapidly letting all his good work go to waste.

  108. timao

    I heartily disagree with you BOY you have called this one wrong. In fact it is Ferguson who has erred tactically and strategically.

  110. Martyboy187

    I think the silvestre signing means that toure will be our defensive midfielder. To be honest i would gladly put my life in his hands so having him in the holding role is something i welcome! If the injuries happen to silvestre like they did at the mancs then we have plenty of cover(djourou,senderos, toure in an emergency)
    . I also feel having him beside gallas will relax the cap. We all seen him have a go at Djourou, don’t think he’ll go for a guy with more experience and medals than him the same way.

  111. Adom

    Boy Better Know? Can you explain how ferguson mugged off Wenger if Wenger made movements to sign Silvestre. That is unless you know how much he signed for, if so you must be a club insider! So if it isn’t too much of a hassle would you mind disclosing more indepth facts regarding the money situation?

  112. finestcuts

    Same situation as the Diarra deal as far as why Ferguson would sell, he wasn’t in their plans, they weren’t going to offer him a new contract, they’d end up paying wages for a player who had no future with them, they have other options they’d prefer to use.
    I don’t think the central midfielder idea is dead in the water, I think this was a last minute swoop and that we have another player in the pipeline. Flamini and Gilberto gone, Diaby injured, Song seen as a centre back….
    We can’t risk Denilson in big champions league games….or Ramsey for that matter….we need a midfielder, we’re still short in midfield as Wenger said so we don’t have the luxury of not being interested in an experienced midfielder.

  113. Gooner07

    No panic. Silvestre is to cover Clichy. Until one of Gibbs, Traore, and Pedro (now our great man, the young LB on loan) come good for us. I’d certainly trust him than Traore.

  116. top_gooner_stow

    I don’t understand all the negativity coming from Arsenal fans we have just signed a player with 40 caps for his country and 8 years experience in the EPL and your still not pleased!

  118. BOY BETTER KNOW

    adom firstly you got to look at his Injury situation secondly his ability and thirdly al the A.K.B’S are out in force tonight boi

  122. Gooner07

    We will sign another CM.

    It’s like summer of 97′ with someone got for less fee after an injury struck season -Overmars (Nasri), a CDM in Petit (the new signing we all wait for), and one obvious cover for different positions in Grimandi (Silvestre).

  123. Seb

    IF we end up bringing an existing defender into central midfield on a permanent basis (choices could be Eboue Toure Song or Djourou as I see it), it will be disappointing because we were all expecting a CM signing, and signings usually perk us all up and get us excited and make us feel confident…

    …BUT it wouldn’t necessarily be a disaster. We have changed the roles of players before, to great effect:

    Petit from LB/CB to CM
    Grimandi from CB to CM
    Lauren from CM to RB
    Henry from LW to CF
    Toure from CM to CB
    Eboue from RM to RB (okay im joking on this one :P )

    I’m just saying, it might not be a situation where everything goes tits-up as a result of not forking out for another player. If it has worked before, which in every one of those five examples above it has, then there’s no reason why it couldn’t work again.

    I would feel disappointed if we don’t sign a midfielder, but then again if we have a player that steps in and does a good job, I won’t be complaining then. There is every chance of signing a player and them being shit or not adapting or doing a Diarra, so it’s all a lottery.

  125. Seb

    oops that was meant to say Eboue from RB to RM of course :P
    seeing as it was a joke anyway, it doesn’t really matter!

  130. top_gooner_stow

    Seb I think you was right the first time in predicting him switching back to his preffered position in the future as cover for Bac! Lol

  131. Gooner07

    finestcuts,

    Yes, thus my post at 10:22 pm (right after yours) :) I’m certain there will be a new signing to cover CM. Btw, have to say you are one of my favorite posters here. Cheers.

  132. BOY BETTER KNOW

    i just dont know how people can justify this signing especially when hes a manc.the other ? is why did a.f not want him anymore if hes so good..

  134. Seb

    BBK Gallas was a chav, how is that any better?

    the fact is, Silvestre wasn’t needed in the current Man Utd setup, but he is EXACTLY the kind of player we need right now. Our situation and squad is completely different to theirs, so saying ‘he wasn’t good enough for the mancs’ is to completely miss the point.

  135. finestcuts

    Cheers Gooner07, I do end up in battle occasionally, it got a bit ugly earlier when me and Jimbo were at loggerheads, all the crew here provide interesting posts.

  137. top_gooner_stow

    Dude it makes it all the sweeter that we are weakening the mancs squad! He had several parties interested but as soon as Arsene got on the blower he was straight down the M1! Arsene must have some phone manner first Ramsey and now Silvestre over the blower! Arsene should go for a job in telesales after his football career is over! Lol

  138. Adom

    How long have arsenal fans been complaining about experience and when we get a prime piece their complaining. He’s proven at the highest levels and he came for presumably peanuts.

  140. top_gooner_stow

    United are looking to bring in Rafael as Ol Red Nose is looking into youth for the future himself it is being said by some mancs!

  141. BOY BETTER KNOW

    how long has this guy been injured for?yet another injury prone player wenger has got in the ranks sounds really good to me

  142. Gooner07

    English national team = shit.

    They have a pack of overrated, overpaid, and less skilled players. 2-2 with supposedly world class defense. Hahaha.

    A slap on the face of sky, and the english press who keep gloating, and supporting the cunts in PL coverage as well.

    Also, good to see that pikey Looney ‘fat bastard’ fuck up like a prick again. Terry, Cuntley (you’re a joke), fat frank, etc. Fuck you cunts, and screw you m-fuckers in WC qualification!

  144. Pedro

    Silvestre is a good signing… he is not long term and as a stop gap, he works.

    He is experienced at winning… that is what we lacked last time around!

    Well played Arsene… now go and get a DM!

    Laters Grovers!

  145. Gooner07

    OTOH, we had another set of friendlies where our Arsenal players reigned supreme. RVP – classy player, and also, Willy gallas, Song – Extraordinaire.

  146. Gooner07

    Correction:

    Song = Sagna

    However, Song himself is on Song in Olympics, and in general for his country. Top player.

  147. top_gooner_stow

    As much as it hurt as an England fan I part of me laughed seeing Cashley back to his shit ways putting the ball in the back of the net after all the commentaters were saying he was back to his best! Money grabbing CUNT

  149. Seb

    You said ‘i just dont know how people can justify this signing especially when he’s a manc.’

    Im saying Gallas was at Chelsea, so did that mean we shouldn’t sign him either?
    Clearly you dont have a problem with Gallas’ former club, so why bring up Silvestre’s club?

    He was injured for most of last season, but we have signed plenty of players who have had major injury problems in the past, and who have gone on to be top class players for us. And Silvestre was good enough for United to sign and play in almost 250 games, he has been capped many times for one of the world’s best international sides, so I really don’t see what your problem is.

  150. goonermichael

    I stopped being an england fan ages ago. Best part of the game was when stevie me fell on his ass, hope he’s injured and that fucking pikey rooney.

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